Step-joint.



PATENTED NOV. 24, 1903. G. A. WEBER.

STEP JOINT. l APPLIGATION FILED APR.15. 1903.

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No. 744,831. EATENTED 1101/124, 19031.

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STEP JOINT.

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No. 744,831. PATENTED NOV. 24, 1903.

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STEP JOINT.

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GEORGE A; WEBER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.. ASSIGNOR TO THE WEBER .RAIL- WAY JOINT IlIIANUFAOTURING COMPANY, 'OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A COR- PORATION OF VEST VIRGINIA.`

STEPMJOINT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 744,831, dated November 24, 1903 Application filed April l5, 1903.

To all w/wm it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE A. IVEBER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the borough of Manhattan, city, county, and

State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Step-Joints, of which the following is a specification, accompanied by drawings.

Myinvention relates to railroad-rail joints,

ro but more particularly to that class known as step-joints, wherein rails of different weight and height are supported in surface and alinement.

The objects of my invention are to iinprove upon the construction of such stepjoints and increase their efficiency, with simplioity of construction and additional strength of parts.

To these ends myiuvention consists of apzo paratus for carrying out the above objects embodying the features of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts, substantially as hereinafter fully described and claimed in this specification and V:z5 shown in the accompanying drawings, in

which- Figure l is a side View of an' uninsulated step-joint applied to rails of different weight and size. 'Fig 2 is a plan view of Fig. l.

3o Fig. 8 is a transverse sectional View taken on the line Y Y of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the inside of a modified form of shoe-angle, showing the corrugations transverse to the length of the shoe-angle. Fig.

5 is an end View of the shoe-angle shown in Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is an end view of another form of shoe-angle. Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the inside of a modified form of shoe-angle. Fig. 8 is an end view of Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is a 4o plan View of the shoe-angle shown in Fig. 7. Fig. l0 is a side elevation of the inside of a form of shoe-angle. Fig. 1l is a plan view of the-shoe-angle shownin Fig. l0.

The rails A and B, as shown, are of different weight and height, the rail A being supported directly upon the support or anglechair C, while in this instance a portion of the base D of the chair is provided with means integral therewith for maintaining 5o the rails in surface. As shown, the angle- Serial IIo. l 52,739. (No model.)

chair is corrugated over a portion of the base. The corrugations E are of sucient height above the level of the plane surface of the base to bring the rails into surface. The corrugations E may be formed upon the base of the angle-chair by any suitable means, and they may extend either longitudinally of the chair or transversely thereof, and they may be of any suitable ordesired size and dimensions to meet the conditions required.

In Fig. 6 the corrugations are shown with angular shoulders F and fiat surfaces G, while in the other figures the ribs formed by the corrngations are of curved outline.

In Figs. 7 and Sinstead of a number of cor- 65 rugations it will be seen that the angle-chair is provided with a longitudinally-extending raised portion H, which may be pressed into the desired shape. The raised portion H, as shown, is hollow underneath and provided 7o with a plane surface, affording a seat for the base of one of the rails.

InFigs. 1 0 and ll instead of a number of corrugations and instead of a single raised portion but two transversely-extending raised portions or ribs I are formed upon the anglechair, and it is obvious that many other variations of my invention may be devised. I have shown several convenient forms of constructions for the angle-chair to compensate 8o for the differences in the height of the rails. According to my invention it will be seen that the chair is formed all in one piece and that a light, strong, and rigid construction is obtained which will withstand wear and which is simple and cheap to make.

As stated, the taller and heavier rail is sup ported upon the plane surface of the base of the anglechair, while the lighter and shorter rail is supported upon the remaining raised 9o portion of the base. Suitable means are provided for maintaining the rails in alinement, in this instance an angle-plate J being arranged at one side of the webs of the rails, while a channel-plate K is arranged at the other side of the webs. The plates .I and K extend across the joint and are suitably odset vertically and horizontally to compensate for the different height of the rails and the different thickness of the web portions. As shown, roo

in this instance a packing-block L is inserted between the plate K and the upright of the anglechair,while suitable bolts O are adapted to secure the parts of the joint together.

Obviously some features of myinvention may be used without others and my invention may be embodied in Widely-varying forms.

Therefore, without limiting myselfV to the construction shown and described, nor enumerating equivalents, I claim, and desire to obtain by Letters Patent, the following:

l. A rail-joint comprising rails of different size and height, a rail-support for the rails having a raised portion integral with the support, the rail of lesser height being supported upon said raised portion, whereby provision is aorded for maintaining the running surfaces of the rails in surface, fish-plates oset both laterally and at top and bottom to compensate for the differences in position of the remaining parts when the running surfaces of the rails are in surface and alinement, and bolts for securing the parts of the joint together, for substantially the purposes set forth.

2. A rail-jointcomprising rails of different size and height, a rail-support for the rails having a corrugated portion extending over a portion of the support, the rail of lesser height being supported upon said corrugated portion, whereby provision is aorded for maintaining the running surfaces of the rails in surface, means for maintaining the rails in alinement, and bolts for securing the parts of the joint together, for substantially the purposes set forth.

3. A rail-joint comprising rails of different size and height, a rail-support for the rails having a portion formed with longitudinallyextending ribs integral with the support, the rail of lesser height being supported upon said portion formed with longitudinally-extending ribs, whereby provision is afforded for maintaining the running surfaces of the rails in surface, fish-plates offset both laterally and at top and bottom to compensate for the diferences in position of the remaining parts When the running surfaces of the rails are in surface and alinement, and bolts for securing the parts of the joint together, for substantially the purposes set forth.

4. A rail-joint, comprising in combination with rails of different size and height, of means for supporting said rails in surface consisting of a base-plate provided with a corrugated portion, the corrugations extending above the plane of the remainder of the plate, forming a step for the rail of lesser height, fish-plates, and bolts for securing the parts of the joint together, for substantially the purposes set forth.

5. A rail-joint, comprising in combination with rails of different size and height, of means' for supporting said rails in surface consisting of a rail-chair having a base and an upright, the base having a corrugated portion, the corrugations extending above the plane of the remainder of the plate, forming a step for the rail of lesser height, fish-plates, and bolts for securing the parts of the joint together, for substantially the purposes set forth.

6. A rail-joint, comprising in combination with rails of different size and height, of means for supporting said rail in surface consisting of a rail-chair having a base and an upright, the base having a raised portion pressed from the material of the chair and thereby forming a hollow step for the rail of lesser height, fish-plates, and bolts extending through the Webs of the rails, the fish-plates, and the upright of the chair for securing the parts of the joint together, for substantially the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE A. WEBER.

Witnesses:

E. VAN ZANDT, A. L. OBRIEN. 

